Prefix
meaning slow
brady
pertains to specialist.
logist
meaning heart
cardi
the tip of a structure
apex
PT
patient
meaning high, over or excessive
hyper
pertains to study of
logy
meaning mind
Psych
lying face down
prone
ABC
Airway, Breathing and circulation.
meaning before
pre
pertains to inflammation.
itis
meaning liver
Hepat
the front
anterior
DNR
Do not Resuscitate.
meaning four
quad
pertains to record of
gram
meaning blood
hem
parts of the body that are farther from midline.
lateral
HR
Heart rate
This prefix has been used excessively since 2020, meaning all or entire.
Pan
Surgical removal of
ectomy
meaning bone
osteo
the quadrants of the abdomen
ruq, luq, rlq and llq
ETA
Estimated time of arrival